Aaron Konstam wrote: > On Tue, 2007-10-23 at 07:52 +0200, Joachim Backes wrote: >> Tony Crouch wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> I was wondering if anyone knows whether its possible to update yum from >>> a file containing a list of packages (one per line). >>> >>> I have tried: >>> >>> yum -y install < file-name >> Better: yum -y install $(cat filename) >> >> makes from the lines of filename the options list (package list) for yum. >> >> Regards >> >> Joachim Backes >> > Will yum handle the lf chars in the file filename? I don't think so. > I think it is more a matter of how the shell handles them, isn't it? The $(cat filename) will be expanded by the shell. I believe the shell will pass them to the program just like they were space separated on the command line. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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